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06-15-2008, 08:57 PM
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#191 (permalink)
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Blue Belt
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Sunday, June 15th, 2008
Weighted Stairs
14x (10:32.59)
14x (11:30.88)
Run
2 miles (35:00)
lots of water & chocolate
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Plan well, train hard, and have passion to reach your goals. Your training must suit your physical, psychological, and mental needs. It can’t be a cookie‐cutter program. Louie Simmons Optimal Training
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06-16-2008, 04:32 PM
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#192 (permalink)
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Blue Belt
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
--Circuit 1---
Pull-ups
8 x BW
Chin-up
3 x 3 x BW +70 ^time to increase the weight by 5 lbs
Wide Dips
12 x BW
Narrow Dips
3 x 2 x BW + 160 ^going to drop the weight to 90/135 and work on getting 5 solid reps with good speed then work my way up
Squats (Dip Belt)
8 x BW
2 x 8 x BW +160
2 x 4 x BW ^160 ^took a 3 minute breather on this one
^legs maybe tired from yesterday's cardio
--Circuit 2---
Headstrap Fit for Hercules (front & back)
2 x 8 x 25 ^ didn't do more weight or sets because I haven't done this one in a while
^should use my old toys regularly before I add new toys to the mix (thick dumbells and supersquats hip belt namely, but also considering a rolling thunder w/ olympic loading pin)
DB Shoulder Press
8 x 45 ea.
4 x 85 ea. ^ wanna hit 5 x 100 ea. by the end of the year
Seated DB Curl
3 x 55 ea.
3 x 60 ea. PR I think
^I use the format above because its easy to read. But assume its circuits, with 3 - 5 minutes rest between rounds. Added divider for clarity.
Note to self: Cooldown and stretch after training.
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Plan well, train hard, and have passion to reach your goals. Your training must suit your physical, psychological, and mental needs. It can’t be a cookie‐cutter program. Louie Simmons Optimal Training
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06-17-2008, 06:15 PM
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#193 (permalink)
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Blue Belt
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Tuesday, June 17th, 2008
Treadmill
20 minutes, 3 mph, incline 0 - 15
Elliptical Trainer
20 minutes, 7 - 10 kmph, level 0 - 15
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Plan well, train hard, and have passion to reach your goals. Your training must suit your physical, psychological, and mental needs. It can’t be a cookie‐cutter program. Louie Simmons Optimal Training
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06-18-2008, 07:54 PM
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#194 (permalink)
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Blue Belt
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
Two - Doubles Game - Handball
Bench Press
8 x 135
5 x 225
3 x 245
2 + 1 x 255 (spotter may have assisted on last rep)
Clean & Press
2 x 3 x 135
Clean & Push Press
2 x 3 x 155
Reverse grip EZ Curl
8 x Bar + 25
8 x Bar + 50
Preacher Curl
8 x Bar + 70
3 x Bar + 75 ^rapid drop in endurance
Skull Krushers + EZ Close-Grip Press
*Reverse Narrow
8 x Bar & 8 x Bar
*Wide
8 x Bar + 50 & 8 x Bar + 50
8 x Bar + 55 & 8 x Bar + 55
Treadmill
20 minutes, 3 mph, incline 0 - 15
Stepper
15 minutes, level 3 - 7
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Plan well, train hard, and have passion to reach your goals. Your training must suit your physical, psychological, and mental needs. It can’t be a cookie‐cutter program. Louie Simmons Optimal Training
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06-21-2008, 12:03 PM
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#195 (permalink)
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Blue Belt
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Thursday, June 19th, 2008
DB Lunge
8 x 25s
8 x 35s
8 x 45s
Lying Leg Curl
8 x 55
8 x 110
3 x 150
Dip Belt Squat
8 x 45
8 x 90
8 x 135
8 x 160
5 x 180
Recumbent Bike - cool down
5 minutes
Saturday, June 21st, 2008
Treadmill
20 min, 3.1 MPH, 0 - 15 incline
Stretching & Joint Rotations
BW Pull-ups
5
5
3
BW Dips
10
10
10
DB Shoulder Press
8 x 40s
6 x 80s
4 x 80s
4 x 80s
DB One-Arm Row
8 x 40s
8 x 80s
8 x 85s
8 x 90s
Reverse Preacher Curl
5 x Bar + 50
Preacher Curl
8 x Bar + 70
8 x Bar + 70
"Triangle" Pushdown
8 x 40
8 x 50
8 x 60
Treadmill - cool down
5 minutes, 3 MPH, 2 incline
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Plan well, train hard, and have passion to reach your goals. Your training must suit your physical, psychological, and mental needs. It can’t be a cookie‐cutter program. Louie Simmons Optimal Training
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06-22-2008, 05:36 PM
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#196 (permalink)
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Blue Belt
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
BW Stairs
14x...7:47...AVG BPM 131...MAX BPM 160...Kcal 079 *average pace
Weighted Stairs
14x...9:27...AVG BPM 166...MAX BPM 183...Kcal 146
14x...9:47...AVG BPM 169...MAX BPM 185...Kcal 156
BW Stairs
14x...3:17...AVG BPM 174...MAX BPM 184...Kcal 054 *maximum effort
good progress since last week, particularly on second set bought Polar F6 Heart Rate Monitor, going to use it especially for stairs, but other training too.
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Plan well, train hard, and have passion to reach your goals. Your training must suit your physical, psychological, and mental needs. It can’t be a cookie‐cutter program. Louie Simmons Optimal Training
Last edited by h7jb7sg1e : 06-23-2008 at 04:48 PM.
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06-23-2008, 04:48 PM
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#197 (permalink)
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Blue Belt
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Monday, June 23rd 2008
Duration: 1:21:11
Calories: 1058 (40% Fat)
MAX BPM: 186
AVG BPM: 149
Treadmill
20 minutes, 3.1 MPH, 0 - 15 incline
BW Pull-ups
8x
Chin-ups
3 x 2 x BW + 70
^this should have been easy, possible sign of overtraining, next session +45 and higher reps
BW Wide Dips
12x
Dips
5 x BW + 90
2 x 1 x BW + 160
^forgot to lower the weight and go for higher reps, also using DBs instead of plates, not used to the balance
Dip Belt Squat
8 x BW + 90
2 x 8 x BW + 160
^ surprisingly balance for squats is far superior to dip balance when using dumbbells (its easier to keep balance on squats versus dips when using dumbells versus plates, vice versa)
DB Shoulder Press
8 x 70s
Incline Shoulder Press 1 (1 setting lower than shoulder press)
6 x 75s
Incline Shoulder Press 2 (2 setting lower than shoulder press)
6 x 75s
Seated DB Incline Curls
55 x 3, barely
^ overdoing this one, need to do chin-ups or curls but not both on same day
"Triangle" Pushdown
8 x 70
8 x 85
^go heavier next time
AB wheel from knees
10 reps
AB wheel from feet
4 x 0 (4 attempts 0 successful reps)
Plank
40 seconds
Recumbent Bike - cooldown
5 minutes, level 1 - 5
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Plan well, train hard, and have passion to reach your goals. Your training must suit your physical, psychological, and mental needs. It can’t be a cookie‐cutter program. Louie Simmons Optimal Training
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06-24-2008, 04:32 PM
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#198 (permalink)
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Blue Belt
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
Duration: 1:28:16
Calories: 991 (45% Fat)
MAX BPM: 166
AVG BPM: 143
Treadmil
20 minutes, 3.1 MPH, Incline 0 - 15
^from 0 - 10 incline I didn't even reach 130 BPM
Elliptical Trainer
20 minutes, 4.8 - 7.0 MPH?, Level 0 - 14
^level 10 and up was enough to get my heart rate up
Recumbent Bike
20 minutes, 90 - 102 RPM, Level 0 - 14
^level 7 and up is challenging
Upright Bike
20 minutes, 90 - 102 RPM, Level 0 - 12
^" " R-bike
Stretching
ridiculous hamstring flexibility after the above cardio.
PS
Skipped Stepper. Good time to go to the gym.
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Plan well, train hard, and have passion to reach your goals. Your training must suit your physical, psychological, and mental needs. It can’t be a cookie‐cutter program. Louie Simmons Optimal Training
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06-25-2008, 04:29 PM
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#199 (permalink)
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Blue Belt
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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Duration: 1:25:01
Calories: 922 (45% Fat)
MAX BPM: 168
AVG BPM: 140
Treadmil
20 minutes, 3.1 MPH, Incline 10 - 15
Recumbent Bike
20 minutes, 6.?? Miles, Level 7 - 14
Elliptical Trainer
20 minutes, 2.03 Miles, Levels 3 - 14
Upright Bike
6-minutes, ? Miles, Level 5 - 7
Stretching
^
Skipped Stepper again. Felt loss of energy towards end of workout. Note to self. I don't need to warm-up/cool down for each exercise. I should do light stretching and joint rotations between exercises as needed.
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Plan well, train hard, and have passion to reach your goals. Your training must suit your physical, psychological, and mental needs. It can’t be a cookie‐cutter program. Louie Simmons Optimal Training
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06-26-2008, 08:55 PM
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#200 (permalink)
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Blue Belt
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Duration: 1:10:41
Calories: 736 (50% Fat)
MAX BPM: 179
AVG BPM: 137
Pull-ups
8 x BW
Chin-ups
2 x 4 x BW + 45
2 x BW + 70
Wide Chest Dips
12 x BW
Narrow Triceps Dips
4 x BW + 135
3 x BW + 135
1 x BW + 135
Dip Belt Squats
8 x BW + 135
3 x 8 X BW + 160 very easy
Neck Work
8 x 25
8 x 27.5 easy
Lat Pulldown *Wide-grip, bar to chest, power version, full stop at end of rep
8 x 100
8 x 120
8 x 140
7 x 160
"Triangle" Pressdown (goes up to 190, would be nice to max out on this one day)
8 x 85
7 x 100
4 x 100
Rotator Cuff *Back Delt Raise
8 x 5 lbs
8 x 8 lbs
Peck Deck *Alternating 0 to 120 degrees each arm
8 x 100
Cable Fly *High to low
8 x 17.5 ea.
Stretching as needed. No cooldown, heart rate recovered very quickly on all machine exercises. Took about 45 seconds or less. Muscular fatigue wasn't a significant factor. I need to adjust the rep scheme on my chins/dips/squats. May switch to an endurance program.
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Plan well, train hard, and have passion to reach your goals. Your training must suit your physical, psychological, and mental needs. It can’t be a cookie‐cutter program. Louie Simmons Optimal Training
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